Shielding device



Oct. 16, 1951 R. RMARCHESE SHIELDING DEVICE Filed Dec. 19, 1949 r M n e v In.

Raymond R. Marchese Patented Oct. 16, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHIELDING DEVICE Raymond R. Marchese, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Application December 19, 1949, Serial No. 133,924

snout and the artificial eyes thereof, to cover and protect such parts against damage while the scarfs or the like are being cleaned. Obviously, this entails the objectionable expenditure of considerable time and elfort.

The primary object of the present invention, therefore, is to overcome this objection by providing a simple and durable shielding device which may be easily and quickly applied to or removed from the scarf or the like, which will effectively perform the intended function, and which may be re-used indefinitely.

The nature of the present invention will become apparent from the following description when considered with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a fur scarf having a shieldingI device applied tion, partly in side elevation and partly in sec' tion, and showing in section the shielding device:``

for the snout; and,

Figures 4 and 5 are perspective views of the eye and snout shielding devices, respectively.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 indicates an ordinary fur scarf havinga head portion 6 including a snout 'I and provided with articial eyes The present shielding device includes a rigid cup 9 or 9 of a size and shape to fit over and cover the part to be protected, and a straight pin I0 rigidly attached at one end, as by soldering or the like as at l I, to one side of said cup, so that the pin projects in the direction in which the open end of the cup faces. The cup 9 for the eye shield is of shallow segmento-spherical form, While the cup 9 for the snout shield is relatively deep and tapered slightly toward its closed end.

In use, the pin I0 is forced into the head por- `tion 6 at one side of the eye 8 to be covered or near the outside of the snout to be covered, until the attached cup is positioned over the eyes as shown in Figure 2, or over the outer portion yof the snout as shown in Figure 3. The pin effectively keeps the cup in shielding position, but accidental withdrawal of the pin may be additionally guarded against by roughening or notching the same as at I2.

It will be apparent that the device may be modified without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. The combination of a scarf fur facial organ and a shield, said shield comprising a rigid cup, and a straight pin rigidly attached at one side i of the cup, the pin projecting from the cup in the direction in which the open end of the cup faces and removably disposed in the scarf in such position that the scarf facial organ is covered.

2. A shield for fur scarfs which have at least one animal facial organ, said shield comprising a cup adapted to cover the organ, and a straight pin xed at one end to one side of the cup, the pin projecting in the direction in which the open end of the cup faces and arranged to pierce the scarf adjacent to said organ so that thecup overlies the organ to protect the organ.

RAYMOND R. MARCHESE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,121,494 Guernsey Dec. 15, 1914 1,617,294 Raeburn Feb, 8, 1927 

